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Re: Programming Problem--Microsoft Mouse

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From: William C. Marsh
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 1991 19:54
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In article <7612@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> sharyn@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Sharyn Elis Horowitz) writes:
>I have encountered a strange programming problem.  I redifined the graphics
>mouse cursor in my program as follows:

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>Those two 7's should put the "hot spot" of the graphics cursor in the center,
>seven pixels over and seven pixels down.  Works fine on every Microsoft
>compatible mouse I've tried (Logitech, Genius, et al) except one: a real
>Microsoft mouse.  Does anyone have any idea why this code works on all
>the compatibles but not the real thing?

I found the same problem when I went from a Logitech Mouse to the Microsoft
Mouse.  It seems, if you add a /Y switch when you start the mouse driver,
it clears up this problem.  However, this option, whatever it is since it's
not documented, causes another program (Klondike) to have very jerky mouse
movements, though I haven't noticed anything wrong with my programs.

Hope this Helps!

Bill
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From: bmarsh@cod.NOSC.MIL (William C. Marsh)
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Subject: Re: Programming Problem--Microsoft Mouse
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